The station, named after Marjan hill overlooking city of Split, began its existence in 1984 thanks to Gordan Franić-Futa, local television enthusiast.
Equipped with satellite antenna he began to re-broadcast foreign television programmes, most notably Super Channel and MTV.
The programme was occasionally interrupted with public service announcements in order to win favour of local authorities.
TV Marjan, however, began to make original programmes and air it during holidays.
[citation needed] The station finally started on air continuously February 20, 1990.